As Trump Links Autism To Paracetamol Use In Pregnancy, Here's What You Need To Know

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68d15109140000cfae5c5a76.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="US President Donald Trump" data-caption="US President Donald Trump" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />US President Donald Trump</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> has claimed that taking paracetamol – or acetaminophen, as it’s known across the pond – in <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/pregnancy/">pregnancy</a> is linked to rising <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/autism">autism </a>rates. And scientists and researchers can’t believe what they’re hearing. </p><p>The US president initially teased the information at Charlie Kirk’s memorial over the weekend, saying: <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/21/health/trump-hhs-autism-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“I think we found an answer to autism.”</a></p><p>Since then, the president made an announcement at the White House in which <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-announcement-autism-tylenol-live-updates-b2831324.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">he reportedly revealed: </a>“Taking Tylenol [whose active ingredient is acetaminophen] is not good. I’ll say it. It’s not good.</p><p>“For this reason [the FDA] are strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary.”</p><p>Pregnant women in the US have been advised to only use the pain relief for high fevers. <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-experts-accuse-trump-of-fearmongering-for-linking-paracetam